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ASPECTS OF EDUCATION Random Sample Convenience Sample Difference between
surveys
A place that meets your family’s educational needs (q6a)
0.5974
Fair/poor 82 10.4% 82 12.0% 0.3840
268 39.1%
Good 300 37.9% 217 31.7% 0.8431
0.3036
Excellent 260 32.9% 3.22
0.8144
Mean Score 3.26 102 14.9% 0.6207
255 37.2%
Birth-to-three education (q6b) 144 21.0% 0.0769
0.0946
Fair/poor 121 15.3% 3.05
0.7774
Good 285 36.0% 67 9.8% 0.7738
257 37.5%
Excellent 154 19.5% 188 27.4% 0.3352
0.2455
Mean Score 3.00 3.21
0.8996
Early education opportunities (q6c) 80 11.7% 0.9919
275 40.1%
Fair/poor 67 8.5% 216 31.5%

Good 287 36.3% 3.21

Excellent 213 26.9% 69 10.1%
223 32.6%
Mean Score 3.23 306 44.7%

Quality of schools - 4K-12 (q6d) 3.37

Fair/poor 62 7.8% 189 27.6%
244 35.6%
Good 319 40.3% 138 20.1%

Excellent 252 31.9% 2.81

Mean Score 3.28 210 30.7%
270 39.4%
Quality of higher education (q6e) 143 20.9%

Fair/poor 72 9.1% 2.80

Good 266 33.6%

Excellent 359 45.4%

Mean Score 3.38

Opportunities in your job to gain knowledge or skills (q6f)

Fair/poor 205 25.9%

Good 216 27.3%

Excellent 134 16.9%

Mean Score 2.75

Community resources to learn new skills (q6g)

Fair/poor 245 31.0%

Good 308 38.9%

Excellent 174 22.0% 4 | APPENDIX

Mean Score 2.80

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